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Types of Quranic Interpretation 2 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Types of Quranic Interpretation 2 2025-02-28 707 Views Tafsir , Quranic Exegesis , Quranic interpretation Introduction The interpretation of the Quran has undergone various transformations over time, influenced by intellectual movements and evolving philosophical frameworks. Traditional exegesis sought to derive meaning from the Quran based on linguistic, theological, and rational principles.

However, in recent times, a new approach has emerged, shaped by the influence of modern science and materialist philosophies. Some contemporary interpreters, under the sway of empirical methodologies, have argued that Quranic realities must align with scientific findings, leading to interpretations that reduce divine concepts to mere allegories or social constructs.

This discussion aims to critically examine this modern trend in Quranic exegesis and highlight its methodological shortcomings in preserving the integrity of the Quranic message. Contents Introduction The Influence of Materialist Thought on Tafsir References Meanwhile, the article “Types of Quranic Interpretation 2” is an extract and adaptation from the book titled “The Holy Quran, Types of Interpretation” by Ali Abbas.

In this article, we shall examine the influences of modern science and materialist philosophies on Tafsir (Quranic exegesis) The Influence of Materialist Thought on Tafsir In recent times, a new method of exegesis has become fashionable. Some people, supposedly Muslims, who were deeply influenced by the natural sciences (which are based on observations and tests) and the social ones (that rely on induction), followed the materialists of Europe or the pragmatists.

Under the influence of those anti-Islamic theories, they declared that the religion’s realities cannot go against scientific knowledge; one should not believe except that which is perceived by any one of the five senses; nothing exists except the matter and its properties.

What the religion claims to exist, but which the sciences reject-like The Throne, The Chair, The Tablet, and The Pen should be interpreted in a way that conforms with the science; as for those things which the science is silent about, like the resurrection , etc., they should be brought within the purview of the laws of matter; the pillars upon which the divine religious laws are a based-like revelation, angel, Satan, prophethood, apostleship, Imamah ( Imamate ), etc.